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2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election?

David Vitter won the 2000 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election. David Vitter received 191,379 popular votes (80.48%). The main challenger was Michael A. Armato (12.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Vitter and Armato

Vitter +67.9 pts · won by 161,444 votes
David VitterRepublicanWINNER80.48%
191,379 votes
Michael A. ArmatoDemocratic12.59%
29,935 votes
Cary J. DeatonDemocratic4.62%
10,982 votes
Martin A. Rosenthalother1.32%
3,129 votes
John Paul Jack Simanonokother1%
2,385 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.